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The Registered Nursing Program at Hagerstown Community College has been ranked number two in the state of Maryland, by RegisteredNursing.org. This ranking included both university and community college nursing programs.

HCC will hold a special information night for students interested in HCC’s ESSENCE Early College Program on Tuesday, March 5, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., in the Career Programs Building, rooms 210 to 214. The ESSENCE Program allows students to earn college credit while still attending high school.

HCC students Katie Kriner, Chloe Hadley, and Madeline Miller, all of Hagerstown, were recently awarded athletic scholarships from the Home Builders Association of Washington County, Inc. (HBAWC). The HBAWC scholarship was established in April of 1998 and is an endowed scholarship donated from the proceeds of the home shows held in the Athletic, Recreation and Community Center (ARCC) on HCC’s main campus.

HCC will begin another summer of College for Kids programming on June 17. Registration is now open for week-long courses that cover a variety of exciting subjects for students in elementary grades through high school. Of the nearly 100 camps offered, more than 25 are new this summer. Camps are led by highly qualified instructors in small class settings with an emphasis on hands-on, interactive learning experiences.

Hagerstown Community College will host the University of Maryland Gymkana Troupe on Friday, March 1, beginning at 7 p.m., in the college’s Athletic, Recreation and Community Center (ARCC). Well known for its high energy performances, Gymkana Troupe performs both men’s and women’s gymnastic apparatus routines, as well as novelty circus acts that incorporate the use of chairs, ladders, and trampolines.

The Hagerstown Community College Alumni Association is currently seeking vendors and exhibitors for its 25th Annual Flower & Garden Show, which will be held on Saturday, March 16, and Sunday, March 17, at the college’s Athletic, Recreation and Community Center (ARCC).

Hagerstown Community College political science instructor Eric Schwartz recently had a scholarly article published on the website, PoliticalScienceNow.com, a site maintained by the American Political Science Association, to cover people, research, and news in political science.

Hagerstown Community College will hold its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Diversity Celebration on Monday, Jan. 21, from 1 to 3 p.m., in the Kepler Theater at HCC. The celebration will feature keynote speaker Antonio D. Underwood, Fulbright Scholar to Serbia, owner/CEO of Tone East Music/TEM Technology, LLC, and author of The Third Eye. A dramatic rendition of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech will be performed by the Reverend Darin Mency, from Hagerstown’s Greater Campher Temple.

The STEMM Technical Middle College (STMC) at Hagerstown Community College is now accepting applications for the fall 2019 class, with a priority deadline of March 1. Interested students and parents are encouraged to attend one of the program information sessions on Wednesdays, Jan. 23, Feb. 6, and Feb. 20, at 4 p.m., in the Learning Resource Center, room 254.

All students and parents who are interested in obtaining more information about the STEMM Technical Middle College program for the 2019-2020 school year are encouraged to attend. For more information on the STEMM Technical Middle College program, please visit the STEMM page or speak with your school counselor.

All students and parents who are interested in obtaining more information about the STEMM Technical Middle College program for the 2019-2020 school year are encouraged to attend. For more information on the STEMM Technical Middle College program, please visit the STEMM page or speak with your school counselor.